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I Think Lying Is the Path to Enlightenment
Or, the importance of having radical opinions (SECRET POST #3)
Apr 14, 2024
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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I Think Lying Is the Path to Enlightenment
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Do You Have Access to Your Source Code?
Or, if you’re not introspecting, you’re just a zombie
Oct 29, 2023
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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The Problem With Cartoonish Summaries
Or, when success stories offer a kernel or truth but omit a much richer picture
Jan 22, 2023
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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The Problem With Cartoonish Summaries
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You Don’t Abandon Your Spouse Even if You Find a Better Match Elsewhere
Or, in the sequence of your beliefs, ideas, investment, thoughts, the first one always dominates
Jan 15, 2023
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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You Don’t Abandon Your Spouse Even if You Find a Better Match Elsewhere
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You Don’t Need Reasons to be Rational
Or, there is no rational or irrational belief, only rational or irrational behaviour
Dec 25, 2022
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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You Don’t Need Reasons to be Rational
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While Doubt Is an Unpleasant Condition, Certainty Is Utterly Absurd
Or, why do we believe what we believe
Dec 18, 2022
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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While Doubt Is an Unpleasant Condition, Certainty Is Utterly Absurd
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A Bad Feeling Doesn’t Always Mean Something Is Actually Wrong
Or, the science of stupid decisions
Nov 27, 2022
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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A Bad Feeling Doesn’t Always Mean Something Is Actually Wrong
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If You Were to Have an Affair, You’d Very Likely Pick Two Entirely Different Kinds of Partners
Or, the psychological dilemma between conformity and complementarity
Oct 23, 2022
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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If You Were to Have an Affair, You’d Very Likely Pick Two Entirely Different Kinds of Partners
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Sometimes, Evolved Human Instinct Is Much Better Than Modern Economists
Or, why nine women cannot reproduce a child in one month
Oct 16, 2022
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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Sometimes, Evolved Human Instinct Is Much Better Than Modern Economists
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Think Complexly About Complex Things
Or, the dangers of not thinking about complex thing with nuance and subtlety
May 22, 2022
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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Think Complexly About Complex Things
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Are We Living Inside the Matrix?
Or, the origin of false belief
Mar 13, 2022
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Abhishek Chakraborty
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Are We Living Inside the Matrix?
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Reality Doesn’t Rely on Narratives
Or, why highly intelligent women marry men less intelligent than them
Sep 5, 2021
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Reality Doesn’t Rely on Narratives
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